Duplicating record form



5 STA EMENT ACME DRYGOOBS COMPANY j r' I I 7/ I I I I I E STATEMENT ACME DRY GOOD5 COMPANY I r I I 1 L I I l //-4' l I 7- E I I I l l r- 4 I T h I l a I ACME DRYGQODS COMPANY I l r- '1 I E. MOORE I DUPLICATING RECORD FORM Filed July 13, 1937 I E STATEMENT I ACME DRYBOODS com-ANY 5 I E r I I l I J I l I E l I i 7 i I I i I I I I 3 F" I: n

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EARLE H; MOORE ATTORNEY.

Patented June 10, 1941 DUP'L'ICATING RECORD FORM.

Earle H. Moore, San Francisco, Calif assignor to Security Lithograph Company, San Francisco,

Oalif.,- a corporation 7 Application July is, 1937, Serial No. 153,221

1 Claim.

This invention relates to duplicating record forms or sheets and has for its objects an improved construction and arrangement of ordinary paper sheets in sets of two or more superposed sheets with one or more sheets of carbon paper so arranged relative to the other sheets to cause duplication of printing or writing performed on the top or exposed sheet of each set of sheets, and which carbon paper is formed and arranged so as to be quickly separated from nor mal duplicating position relative to the other sheets irrespective of the number of ordinary and carbon sheets in each set of sheets. Another object of the invention is the provision of the sets of sheets including the carbon sheets connected to adjacent sets so as to form a continuous strip of sheets in which the sets of sheets are connected along opposite edges to the sheets of the adjacent sets and a further object is an arrangement of two or more ordinary sheets of paper in superposed relation connected together along one of their edges and with one or more carbon sheets disposed between the ordinary sheets and connected to the ordinary sheets along the connecting edges of the ordinary sheets in a manner to facilitate a uniform positioning of loose sheets between the ordinary sheets for receiving a carbon transfer of impressions from at least one of the carbon sheets. Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and drawing.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a plan View of one form of my invention, in which sets of paper sheets with carbon paper between the sheets of each set, are separably connected along adjacent edges and in which the sheets of each set are connected along one of the edges adjacent the connected edges connecting the sets.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a single set of sheets with carbon paper between the sheets of the set.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, the various sheets of each set being shown outfolded to more clearly show the connection between the carbon and ordinary sheets.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the sets of Fig. 1, or the set shown in Fig. 2, with a separate ledger sheet disposed between the carbon sheets indicated in Fig. 3, to illustrate one of the sets of sheets in actual use.

Briefly described, my invention consists in so arranging sheets of carbon paper relative to ordinary sheets for transferring impressions on a top sheet, and for thereafter quickly separating all the carbon sheets from transfer relation to the other sheets, or for selectivelyseparating certain carbon sheets Jfrom adjacent ordinary sheets, as desired, the various sheets being :arranged so as to enable the abovesepara'tion by a single quickv jerk without the necessity ofleafing over the various sheets to find thelproper sheets or sheet it is desired to remove.v

In detail, in Fig. 1, I show. several sets. of sheets, indicated generally at I, 2, 3,.saids'ets being joined together along perforated lines 4 for quick separation of the sets. Each. ofrsaid sets comprises a top sheet 5 and a bottom sheet 6 folded along edge I tosuperpose the sheets, and perforated along the line of the fold 7 to enable separation of the top and bottom sheet. Between the sheets 5, 6 are a similar pair of sheets 8, 9, of carbon paper carbonized along sides C, the sheet 8 being adjacent sheet 5 and sheet 9 being adjacent sheet 6. The carbon sheets are connected along the line of their bend with the sheets 5, 6 along one side of the line of bend 1 of the latter by paste, glue, or the like, the paste being substantially restricted to adjacent the line of bend. Thus when the sheets 8, 9 are outfolded, a ledger sheet In (Fig. 4) can readily be inserted between the carbons with one of its.

edges stopped against the bend, thus insuring an exact positioning of the ledger sheet, or the like, relative to the sheets 5, 6 which is very important inasmuch as the printing and columns on sheets 5, 6 are related to the printing on sheets I0, and unless sheet II] will uniformly be positioned correctly relative to sheet 5, the matter printed on sheet 5 will not be duplicated by carbon 8 in the right place.

Along the bend 'I and spaced therefrom, the sheets 5, 6 are perforated along lines H, [2, parallel to said bend, and the free edges of carbon sheets 8, 9, opposite the bend I are complementarily notched at I3. The carbon sheets 8, 9 are not perforated along lines corresponding to perforations ll, l2, and in the form shown in Fig. 1, they may either be perforated along a line matching the perforations 4, or may be completely cut through along the line of said perforations. To facilitate manufacture of a continuous strip of sets of forms, I preferably perforate both sheets 8, 9 and 5, 6 along the lines 4.

In actual practice, an operator in making out statements, for example, will head the sets successively on a typewriter, commencing with set I, in Fig. 1. After this operation set I, and thereafter sets 2, 3, etc. are separated along perforated lines 4, and thereafter the proper ledger sheet III is slipped between the carbon sheets 8,

9 of each set and the proper entries are made, which are transferred by the carbons to the loose ledger sheet and to sheet 6. The ledger sheet is then slipped out for refiling in its proper place, and the operator grasps the sheets 5, 6

hand. By a quick jerk of the hands in oppo site directions the sheets 5, 6 separate along perforated lines ll, l2 from the margin outwardly thereof and at the same time the carbon sheets 8, 9 together with the separated margins of the sheets 5, 6 are carried by the left hand away from the now separated sheets 5, 6, and the original statement (sheet 5) and duplicate copy (sheet 6) are ready for mailing of sheet 5 and retention of sheet 6 or other disposition of the latter sheet, as desired. 7

The provision of the notched edges of the carbon sheets is preferable to mere shortening of the width of the carbon sheets along the free edges of sheets 5, 6, since it permits full duplication of entries along the free edges of sheets 5, 6, except for the relatively small notch.

The set of sheets indicated in Fig. 2 is identical with each set of sheets shown in Fig. 1, after the sets of Fig. '1 are separated along lines 4.

printed on the top sheet 5'. This position of the notching may, of course, be provided in the sets of Fig. 1, instead of notching the lower right hand corners of the canbon sheets. The structure shown in Fig. 2 that is similar to that of Fig. 1 are similarly numbered, but. the numbers are primed.

While it is obvious that many other combinations may be made for accomplishing the above results, such combinations are intended to come within the scope of the following claim.

terfering with full duplication of all matter I claim:

A web of paper sheets adapted for use in manifolding, said web comprising a pair of separate elongated strips respectively folded longitudinally on themselves and arranged one within the other in book form thereby providing an inner strip and an outer, covering strip, said trips being glued together along fold lines for firmly securing the strips together against movement relatively along said lines, said inner strip being canbon paper with their carbon covered surfaces facing the same direction, said inner and outer strips being perforated along registering lines extending transversely across the strip at spaced points for separating the strip into separate sections along said registering lines, said inner strip terminating at points along its corresponding, longitudinal free edges short of the corresponding edges of said outer strip, and said outer strip being formed with lines of weakness extending longitudinally thereof adjacent, but equally spaced from the line of fold of said outer strip.

EARLE H. MOORE. 

